Fender.



W. I. GATES.

FENDER.

, 1913. 1,121,346. 4 Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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FENDER.

I APPLICATION FILED MAILS, 1913. 1,1 21,346. l Patented Dee. /15, 1914.

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AP'PLIOATION FILED MAE. 3, 1913. l 1,121,346. 4 Patented Dec. 15, 1914 a sums-suma.

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WILLIAM I. GATES, OF BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK MAYER, OF BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENDER.4

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application filed March 3, 1913. Serial No. 751,748.

T0 ZZ who/m. it may concern Be it known that I, VILLL M I. GATES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Braddock,` in the` county of Allegheny' and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fenders for automobiles and has for its object to provide a fender adapted to throw a bra-ke lever.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automobile fender having means adapted to shut off the engine'operating the automobile.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fender adapted to give beneath the load of a. person whereby the shock of falling on the fender is lessened. And another object of the invention is to provide a fender having means whereby the shock caused by running into any object will be absorbed instead of being transmitted to the car upon which it is mounted.

lilith the above and other' objects in View l have invented the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is an elevational view of an automobile equipped with my fender, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line A-A of Fig. 3, F ig. 3 is a top plan view of an automobile chassis shown in F ig. 1, Fig. 4 is a. view similar to Fig. 1 showing the fender lowered, Fig. is an enlarged view of the forward end of the car shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 6 isan enlarged detail elevational view of a brake throwing device and Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the fender shown folded.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the specificationand in the several views of the drawings in which- 1 indicates an automobile and 2 the frame thereof, upon the forward end of which is mounted a air of brackets 3 and 4, each having right angular opposing ears 5 and 6 which form bearings in which is slidably mounted the horizontal rod 7 having a stop 8 fixed thereto intermediate of said ears iesting against the ear 5 when the rod is in a normally extended position as indicated in Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings. Between the stops 8 and the ear 6 and on the shaft 7 is a s ring 9 adapted to force the shaft 7 norma ly loutwardly pressing against said stop 8.

On the outer end of the shaft 8 is fixed a member 10 having a horizontally disposed collar 411 in vwhich is vertically slidable a rod Fixedly secured near 'the upper end of the rod 12 a member 13 seated between which and said collar 11 and mounted on said rod 12 is a spring 1i which acting against said member 13 is adapted to hold the rod 12 in a normally raised position. Finedly mounted on the lower end of the rod 1 2 is a member 15 connected by means of a link 16 to the bell crank 17 mounted on the extension 13 of the bracket 3. Mounted upon the upper part of the bracket 3 is' a bell crank 19 connected by a link 2O to the lever portion 22 of a horizontal bar 21 which passes through an opening in the upper end of the rod 12 and is pivotally mounted thereon. The other end of the member 21 is similarly mounted on the upper end of the rod 23, the mounting and connections of which are exactly' similar vto that just described for the rod 12 and-,gvhich it is unnecessary to repeat. Upon the rods 12 and 23 is mounted the vertical portion 24 of the fender 25 which are connected together by the hinges 26. Springs r27 are adapted to hold the member 25 normally in a horizontal position. The horizontal bar 21 has right `angularly disposed hook arms 28 and 29 the outer ends of which are adapted to engage the outer end 30 of the fender 25 and hold it in a vertical position while said arms are horizontally disposed, but by pressing with" the foot upon the spring controlled treadle 31 mounted in the floor the lower end 33 thereof presses down upon the lever 3-1 which is fixed to the shaft 35 whereby said shaft is rotated causing a rearward movement of the hook 36 fixed to said shaft which draws back the rod 37 which in turn operates the crank 19 which draws down the link 2O causing a pivotal movement of the bar 21 and an upward movement of the arms 28 and 29 whereby the fender 25 is released and throwndown to an operative position by the springs 27.

When a body drops on to the fender 25 the springs lat give under the weight thereof causing the members 13 and 15 to slide down on the rods 12 and 23 thus breaking the shock of the fall onto the fender. The downward movement of' the member 15 draws down the link 16 which operates the crank 1T which draws forward the rod 3S connected to the pivoted lever 39 which is 110 'a5 having vertical movement thereon,

. I -supporting said rods, and

-ender to hold it in a folded positiom,

.55 said movement supporting said rods, a

y operation of the brake rod by means of the l'flever 43 without interfering with the meniber 1 5, the ring 46 being large enough to permit of a vsuiicient amount of play of the link 16 to operate the brake without 'causing' movement of the member 15. Connected tol `"the rod 38. Vis a switch operating lever 4T wliich isadapted to stop the operation of a ffinotor (not shown) driving the car, when aweight drops on" the fender Vcausing a forward `movement of the rodSS. Thus it will be' seenthat `when a body falls onto the fender Q5 -it notgonlycauses the application ofzthefbrakt fm'tire power a ell..` 2 The vertical rods lf2 andQB being mounted in tlie collars 11 onA the sliding rods 7 it--will A'lie readily 'seen that should the ear run into against the tension of thesprings 9, thus breaking the force of the impact.` v

I have described one form of my invention, however do not limit myself to the exactv construction shown and described but l `Thaitfwhich I claimtoy be new and desire to procureiby Letters Patent is 1. 1n combinationwith a cana having vertical said movement lto said car, rods upon which said fenderfis movable, horizontally movable brackets for supporting said rods, ivoted rod having means for engaging said vfender to hold itin a folded position.

fender movement thereon. brakes,

fender brakes, said movement adapted to apply said brakes to Said car, rods upon which said fender is .movable, horizontallymovable brackets for a horizontally for engaging' said said 5g Vpivotedrod having means uodniounted on said irst rods, ,Y 3 In-'combination with a car, a fender f having vertical movement thereon, brakes, adapted to apply said brakes tofsaidicar., rods `uponwhich said fender is movable,horizontally movable lbrackets for for engaging said fender a folded position, said 4rod 'mounted on said first rods, and means for rotating said rod.

.":4l ln combinationwith a car, a fender having vertical movement thereon. brakes, said movement adapted to apply said brakes rod havingmeans The member 15 1s.

ey car, but also stops its adapted to apply said brakes g and a horizontallyV horizontally pivoted y I to said ear, rods upon which said fender is movable, horizontally movable brackets for supporting said rods, a horizontally pivoted rod havingmeans for engaging said fender to hold it in a folded position, said rod mounted on said first rods,y means for rotating said rod,said means consisting of levers on said rod, links connected thereto, cranks operating said links and bars adapted to operate said cranks.

-. 5. In combination with a-jcar, a fender thereon, brakes,

having vertical. movement said movement adapted to apply said' brakes to said car, rods upon which said fender is movable, horizontally movable bracketsl for supportmgsaid rods a horizontally p-ivoted rod having means for. engaging said fender to hold it in a folded position` said rod mounted on said first rods, means for rotating said rod, said means consisting of levers on said rod, linksconnected thereto, cranks operating said linkswand bars adapted to operate said cranks, means for rearwardly moving said bars.

6. In combination with a car, a fender having lvertical. movement thereon, brakes,

i `.said movement adapted to applyy said brakes any obgect the fender will move rearwardly Y to said.. car, rods upon which said fender is movable, horizontally movable brackets for supporting said rods, a horizontally pivoted rod having means for engaging said fender to holdit in a folded position, said rod. mounted on said first rods, means for rotating said rod, said means consisting of levers on said rod,`linksconnected thereto, cranks operating said ylinks and bars adapted to operate said cranks, means for rearwardly moving said bars. said means consisting of a rotatable rod to which said bars are connected, a lever forrotating said rod and a treadle forv operating said lever.

7. ln a car, in combination with a carbody, oppositely-arranged and verticallydisposed rods, guides in which said rods are slidable, springs coiled around said 'rods and resting on said guides, said springs adapted to support said rods, reciprocating arms upon which said guides are mounted, means forresisting the movement' of said arms, a brake mechanism, a horizontally-extending fender carried by said rods, and means actuated "by Saidsliding rods for/operating said brakes.

Y 8. In a car,1n combination with a cartbody', a support, a,horizontally-extending tuate said brakemechanism and a switch actuating means on said brake actuating mechanism. v

9. lIn a car, in. combination with a,A car.

body, two upright posts arranged in advance of said cai-body` means whereby said posts may be supported, a fende pivoted at its lower end upon said poss, yieldable means arranged to hold said fender in horizontal position, a crank rod mounted in said posts at their upper ends, cranks carried by said rods. latch hooks carried by said rod engaging said fender to hold the latter upright, link mechanism arranged to trip said cranks to release said fender, and means for actuating said link mechanism.

l0. In combination With a car and brake thereof, brake operating means comprising vertically disposed supporting rods, brackets for supporting the rods, a vertical movable fender on the rods, said fender comprising a hinged portion, means for normally holding the hinged portion of the fender in a. vertical position, a rod having one of its ends connected with the brake, and means for connecting theoperating end of 'the rod to the fender, whereby movement oi' the fender produces a relative movement of the brake. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VILIAM I. GATES.

ivitnesses:

W'. S. LOWMAN, JAMES H. RUE. 

